Monthly Archives: April 2011

Compete in UW’s Undergraduate Bioethics Case Competition for a grand CASH prize of $400!

This spring Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society will be sponsoring the first annual Undergraduate Bioethics Case Competition at UW, giving those interested in medical ethics a chance to compete for a 1st place prize of $400! Not only is…

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2011 Calendar of Global Health

Did you ever wonder when is World No Tobacco Day or World Mental Health Day or International Day of Climate Action? Here’s a calendar put out by the Global Health Council, which is revised ever few months. And if you…

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Pre-Med AMSA Meeting Wednesday!

Hey AMSA members and Pre-health students: Heard of Osteopathic Medicine or the DO Degree? Come learn more about it from physicians and medical students! It will be this WEDNESDAY, April 13th at 6:45pm (NOTE time change). We have 3 practicing…

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Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence ACTIVISM (SARVA) Month Events

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE ACTIVISM (SARVA) MONTH: *A month of sharing, learning, and healing Events: April 12th: Through Our Eyes at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre 4:30-6:00pm *A collaborative event featuring a documentary film, spoken word, and other performances that…

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Potential shadowing opportunities at Health Career Banquet!

Want to have dinner with a doctor or other health professionals? Then you won’t want to miss the 2011 Health Career Banquet (formerly called Dinner with a Doctor), held on April 16 at 6pm at the UW Tower, co-sponsored by…

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California School of Podiatric Medicine 2011 Summer Program

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Volunteer at Health Grad Fair co-sponsored by AED & The Career Center!

Whether you’re still looking for ways to fulfill your mandatory AED volunteer hours, or you just want to help out at a great event, join us on Tuesday May 10th for the Annual Health Grad Fair co-sponsored by AED &…

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Pre-Medical and Medical Guidelines While Aboad

If you are planning to go abroad on a health related program, the guidelines posted as a pdf link below is a MUST READ. Pre-Medical Advisors: You may recall a recent exchange on HLTHPROF  where I mentioned that  a set…

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Princeton Review GRE Auction!

Hi Everyone! Thanks so much to those who made it to our members meeting this past Tuesday! For those who couldn’t make it, USPHA is hosting a silent auction online for Princeton Review GRE course. The retail value of the…

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Maternal Health Fistula Prevention

Please join us for a conversation on GLOBAL MATERNAL HEALTH & PREVENTING FISTULA IN KENYA Special guests include Sarah Omega Kidangasi and Heidi Breeze-Harris, Executive Director of One by One Event Sponsors UW Women’s Center UW Dept of Gender,Women &…

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Is a Well-Rested Doctor a Better Doctor?

E-Mail This Subject: NYTimes.com: Well: Is a Well-Rested Doctor a Better Doctor? HEALTH | April 07, 2011 Well: Is a Well-Rested Doctor a Better Doctor? By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Work hour limits have improved the lifestyle of junior doctors,…

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RSVP for Club Korey General Meeting!

Club Korey will be having their general meeting next Wednesday on April 13 from 6-7 pm in Savery 164! RSVP at this link: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/akaul23/129996 If you are interested in working with children with long term illnesses in a high class…

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VMD-PhD training in cancer research

Please share the following with any students you feel may be interested in cancer-related research training.

 Thank you! Osteosarcoma – Prostate Cancer – Breast Cancer – Lymphomas – Melanoma Did you know that these spontaneous cancers in dogs and cats…

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MSAR Guidebook and MSAR Online now available

Very exciting news for premed students! The Medical School Admissions Requirement Book (MSAR) is now available online for only $15! This book has all sorts of good information in the introductory chapters about medical school admissions, specialties, financing your medical…

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UC Berkeley – 2011 Summer Opto-Camp – Application Open

REMINDER: UC Berkeley – 2011 Summer Opto-Camp – Applicati*********************************************************************** The Admissions and Student Affairs Office at UC Berkeley’s School of Optometry is pleased to announce that we are celebrating 6 years of our summer “Opto-Camp” program! We will again offer…

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